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@Petrol I wouldn't call that a nit at all, it's an incorrect clue.

@Kate Tani Russian chef - BORSCHT BELT

@Ham Yes. That's how language works. People use words and they become part of the language.

@Heidi I'm right there with you on the turducken. It seems a bit obscene, frankly.

@Mike I was thinking the same thing. Patients generally go to the recovery room after surgery, also called the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) where staff monitor them as they wake up from anesthesia. Howdy from one Michiganer to another.

@Nora Except that chaconne is a musical form, so it is a perfectly punny on-theme comment.

@Francis I ASSUME he's referring to 34 across. And while profane and profanity can specifically relate to sacred things, they also have the simple connotation of vulgar or vulgarity.

@Petrol That's what it's all about.

@Andrzej Don't worry, I've done the spelling bee, including the pangram, and have no idea what A&W is talking about.

@Heidi JIBE: Be in agreement (also a sailing term) GIBE: A derisive remark

@ALH Yes! I actually filled in MAY at first. No disrespect to Brian Eno, he's pretty awesome, but while he is an accomplished musician I think of him more as a producer.

@SP I thought it but wasn't gonna say it! :P

@Sandip No, you are quite correct. None of the dictionaries I consulted have that sense in the verb definitions. The closest was the noun, "a tiring walk", in American Heritage and Random House, with Collins saying, "a long, tiring walk".

@Chet That really is a nuisance - the Android app does it as well. It would be nice to be able to toggle back and forth between the column and the puzzle.

@Andrzej I don't know, no more horrific than pigs in a blanket or toad in the hole or dirt cake (all real foods).

@Karri An igloo is made of blocks of snow.

@Heidi Aww. My sister has had sweet dachsies for many years, and you're right - it's never long enough. Her last pair were sisters, Snickers and Sophie. And I agree with you on the circles - let's be consistent.

@Andrzej Aw, jeez! Thank you so much for putting that image in my head. :)

@Bruce As the VILLAGE PEOPLE might say, join the Navy - then you'll learn the NATO alphabet.

@Mike Just keep dogging it.

@Colin Yeah, I am a huge non-fan of "reality" shows. Once I saw what this one was, I even refused to enter the name, I just let the crossing words do the job.

@Jesse Yeah, that one got me too, especially since I'm a programmer. Plus it gave me a minor grumble, as it's a rather outdated term – though of course still legit.

@J lawrence g David Bowie. He and Queen collaborated on "Under Pressure". In fact, he had such a distinctive voice and Freddie Mercury was such a vocal chameleon, that for a while I thought it was just David Bowie.

@Petrol I've seen Peyton Manning in there at least once. But of course, in that case, the number of letters gives it away. Then again, now that I think of it, I believe I've seen Archie in there once....

@Andrzej I don't know, no more horrific than pigs in a blanket or toad in the hole or dirt cake.